Chapter Twenty Five
Harry was beginning to regret having to put Ginny in this position. Thankfully nothing had happened so far except for the same stupid questions and the illegal use of Veritaserum, which of course was added to the list of crimes.
He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even notice Cho and several of her friends surround him as he walked towards the Great Hall for breakfast.
Without any warning, Cho grabbed Harry into a searing kiss, making sure one of her friends had a camera ready. No sooner had Cho's lips touched Harry than a magical burst blasted her across the corridor right into the arms of Umbridge knocking them both out.
"Give me that camera right now," demanded Harry as her friends attempted to escape.
"Sorry, Harry. That is private property and you have no right to take it," the friend with the camera replied smugly, placing it in her book bag.
"Maybe not. However I can do this," Harry told her as he waved his wand in a complicated pattern towards her bag. Seconds later, a wave of magic erupted from Harry's wand and struck the bag.
"What did you do?" she asked in a panic, while checking her bag.
"Just wiped the memory card," replied Harry with an evil smile.
"But that had all my pictures from this year on it," she replied sadly.
"Well next time you should consider giving me the camera when I ask for it, so I could ensure you deleted the pictures in question. If I were you, I would stop hanging around Cho. She will cost you more than you could ever imagine."
Cho was the first to wake up and looked around, wondering where she was.
"Hello, Cho," said Harry in a flat tone. "I guess you still don't understand, so let me make this very clear to you. I am very much in love with Ginny and there is nothing you can do or say to ever stop me loving her. Your futile attempts have landed her in jail and you think that I would allow you near me after doing that?
"This is your final warning, if you so much as look at me the wrong way, we will make sure you regret it for a very long time. Just be thankful that Ginny isn't here because she would have been a lot less forgiving than I am.
"And don't bother asking your friends for the evidence. I have already taken care of that."
"I will beat her in the end. Then you will realize just how much you need me," stated Cho before attempting to kiss him again.
Suddenly a flash of light filled the corridor. When it faded, Cho was grabbing at her nose, which was now being attacked by very large bats.
'Thank you, love.'
'You're welcome, Harry. Sorry I can't do anything about the nasty taste in your mouth,' replied Ginny as she settled back into her cell.
'Oh I am sure you could help me with that later,' Harry said teasingly.
'I most certainly will not help you. You will have to take care of it yourself.'
'Oh that's nice. I'll remember that next time you need something taken care of like that,' replied Harry with a smirk.
'Hey, I'm not the one who let a dirty trollop kiss me.'
'Trollop?'
'Yep, that's what I said, mister.'
Harry noticed that Umbridge was starting to wake up and didn't want to deal with her, so he disappeared before she could say anything.
"Miss Chang, what is the meaning of this?" asked Umbridge angrily.
"Harry Potter threw me into you," replied Cho smugly before realizing he was gone.
"I don't see Mr. Potter around anywhere. Report to my office immediately. I will be there soon."
"Yes, Headmistress," replied Cho in a resigned voice before walking away slowly.
Ginny was getting very frustrated with the treatment she had received since arriving at the Ministry holding cells. It seemed that the Minister had deliberately selected the Aurors guarding her because they were loyal to him and she suspected most of them were Death Eaters.
She wasn't worried about what would happen as she knew the Elite Goblin Warriors were watching over her and that Harry or Xavier would be there in seconds if she needed them. The fact that Harry was spending each night with her in the cell was also comforting, even if he was invisible the whole time as they never knew when the guards would come to interrogate her next.
As they sensed someone approaching the cell, Harry disappeared silently.
"Get up, bitch," shouted the guard as he dragged her out of bed.
She was dumped unceremoniously into the interrogation room. The guard then administered Veritaserum before leaving again.
"What is your name?" asked a voice Ginny didn't recognize.
"Ginevra Molly Weasley," she replied automatically.
"What is your relationship with Harry Potter?"
"We are friends."
"Where is Albus Dumbledore?"
"I don't know."
He continued to bombard her with questions for another twenty minutes and each time would get a short direct answer that didn't reveal anything useful.
"This is a waste of time. Either she is immune to the Veritaserum or our source is lying about her," said the voice.
"Well then I think it is time we tried a different approach," said another voice.
"Imperio," shouted the other person.
Ginny felt the curse strike her, knowing that it wouldn't have any effect, but she wasn't about to give away that little secret. She was also grateful that they had asked the Goblin guards to not interfere unless Ginny was knocked unconscious. They had all been told that she was immune to both Veritaserum and the Imperius Curse.
"Now I think it is time we had some fun with our little prisoner. By the time we have finished with her, Potter won't want to even touch her," said the first voice with a haunting laugh.
"Strip," the second voice commanded.
Ginny immediately stood up and turned towards the voices. She slowly moved her hand to her blouse top. As she continued to slowly undo the top button, both men, thinking that she was under their control, stepped forward to get a better view.
Although Ginny had never seen the Lestrange brothers before, she had seen pictures of them and knew immediately that they were the ones interrogating her this time.
'It seems our dear Minister is getting desperate,' Harry said over the bond as he watched.
'It would appear so,' replied Ginny calmly, knowing what was about to happen.
"Hmm, I can see why Potter would be interested in her. I bet she is good in bed," said Rabastan.
"I would agree. Although if she doesn't speed things up, I may just help her along," replied Rodolphus as he pointed his wand at her menacingly.
"Well, that is something you are never going to find out," announced Harry as he arrived directly between Ginny and the Lestrange brothers.
"How did you do that? This room is protected against Apparition and Portkeys!" asked Rabastan in confusion.
Harry didn't respond to the question, instead just stood there staring at them.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" said Rodolphus happily. "I do believe that Miss Weasley's knight in shining armor has arrived. I guess he will just have to watch as we show Miss Weasley what she is really useful for," Rodolphus mocked before throwing a Stunner towards Harry, which he easily deflected with his hand.
"How did he do that?" said Rabastan suddenly, not looking as confident as before.
"Do you know how to say anything else?" mocked Harry in reply.
They both threw powerful Stunners at him only to see them absorbed by a shield. No matter what they threw toward Harry, nothing could get through and do any damage.
"How is this possible? Not even the Dark Lord can stop the Unforgivables," stated Rodolphus in amazement.
"It's called magic," mocked Harry as the brothers continued to batter the shield, neither of them realizing that each curse was strengthening it.
The brothers were starting to get tired. They had thrown everything they had at Harry, but nothing was working. Dropping down behind a table so they could regain some strength, they looked around and could see that the only door was behind where Harry was standing. With Harry's shield covering most of the room, there was no way to get to it.
Realizing that they would have to battle their way out of the room, both brothers immediately launched a volley of their most powerful curses towards Harry and Ginny. As with all the other curses. they were absorbed by the shield, causing it to become so bright that the brothers couldn't look towards it.
"We are trapped. We cannot get past the shield," announced Rabastan stupidly.
The brothers dropped down again behind the table again, trying to find any way of getting out of the room.
"Finally some Death Eaters with talent," mocked Harry. "Although hiding behind a table is hardly something that Voldemort would be happy about."
"Shut up! You are not worthy to speak his name," snapped Rodolphus.
"Why? At least both my parents were wizards," replied Harry as he blasted one side of the table to pieces.
"What the hell has that got to do with anything?" asked Rabastan suddenly confused.
"Surely you know the heritage of the man you call Lord Voldemort?" asked Harry as he dodged another volley from Rodolphus.
"Our Lord is the greatest Wizard ever," replied Rabastan.
"Your Lord is a half-blood mongrel, born to a squib, who had to use a love potion to even get the man she loved to sleep with her. Your Lord was so ashamed of his Muggle father's name, which he shared by the way, that he changed it to Lord Voldemort. He was so powerful that he was killed by a one year old. Then when he returned, he lost both his arms to a fourteen year old. Hardly what I would call a powerful Wizard," mocked Harry, knowing it would enrage the brothers.
As expected, both of them sprang out of their hiding place only to meet a volley of powerful Stunners from Harry and Ginny, ending the duel instantly.
As soon as both brothers were knocked out, Harry quickly bound them tightly to ensure they couldn't try to escape. He also grabbed their wands and snapped them.
"Well, it seems you aren't the men to show me a good time," mocked Ginny once Harry had woken them up.
She slowly walked up to each of them and kicked them very hard in the groin. No one heard their screams as she continued to kick them. By the time Ginny had finished with them, they were sobbing. The only evidence of what had happened was from the recording device in the room that had captured every little detail.
"Guards, please can you transport these insects to Azkaban? I believe Ranok has a special cell set up for them," Harry asked.
Seconds later, the two brothers were gone, never to be heard from again as they both had killed a significant number of Goblins in the past.
Ginny waved her hand, causing the room to seal shut and all monitoring devices to deactivate. Once the recording crystal was removed, there was no evidence that anyone had been in the room. Harry immediately sent Xavier back to Potter Castle with the crystal to give to Bill.
"Now, where was I?" said Ginny as she pretended to think for a second. "Oh that's right," she said as she slowly started to undo the buttons on her blouse, much to Harry's delight.
'Well they did tell me to strip,' Ginny said.
'Yes, and we wouldn't want to disobey our betters, would we?' replied Harry, never moving his eyes away from Ginny's hands as they slowly undid each button.
Harry moved forward and gently took Ginny's left hand into his own. He started kissing her slowly as he moved up her arm to her neck.
'Hmm, have I told you lately just how beautiful you are?' asked Harry as he nibbled on her ear.
'I don't believe you have, Mr. Potter, but if this is any indication, I would say you are being honest with me,' she replied as she grabbed his growing erection.
'I don't know what you mean, Mrs. Potter,' replied Harry, who sounded out of breath even through the bond as she gently rubbed him.
'Well, Mr. Potter, if you don't know what I mean, I guess I will just have to return to my cell," said Ginny as she started to pull away.
Harry quickly demonstrated that he fully understood what Ginny was implying and a very happy Ginny returned to her cell an hour later.
"Where the hell are they?" asked Fudge as he paced in his office.
"I left them alone in the interrogation room as requested," replied the Auror for the fifth time.
"They have had long enough. Bring them back here and make sure there is no evidence of what they did to the Weasley bitch," ordered Fudge before disappearing into his Floo.
The Auror made his way down to the interrogation room, wondering what he would find. He feared that it would not be good for the Weasley girl, especially knowing the reputation of the Lestrange brothers.
When he got to the room, the Auror was surprised to find it completely empty. He checked the recording crystal and found it missing. He wasn't sure how the Minister was going to react to this as he had made it very clear that Weasley wasn't to be killed.
The Auror made his way to Ginny's cell with the intention of cleaning up her stuff when he was surprised to see her sitting up reading a book.
"What are you doing in here?" he asked.
"Reading. What does it look like I am doing?" replied Ginny before returning to her book.
"But you were taken to the interrogation room," replied the Auror, who started looking around to find out what was happening.
"I have been in here all night. I don't know what you are talking about," lied Ginny easily.
"Don't lie. I took you there myself and administered the Veritaserum, leaving you with the Lestrange brothers," replied the Auror.
"Thank you, Mr. Harris. You are under arrest for illegally administering Veritaserum to an underage witch without her parent's consent and for leaving the same underage witch in a room with known Death Eaters without any protection," announced Amelia Bones as she stepped out of the shadows with Kingsley.
"The Minister ordered me to do it," replied Harris.
"And if he ordered you to put your own daughter in that room with them, would you?" asked Amelia in disgust.
"No," Harris replied quietly, realizing just how stupid he had been.
"I thought not. There is no excuse for what you have done. The Goblin guards will escort you to Azkaban. Just be grateful that nothing happened to Miss Weasley as they would have been very upset," Amelia told him before two Goblins appeared and took him away without any protest.
Amelia and Kingsley quietly disappeared in the same direction from which they came when they heard another guard coming.
"Harris, where the hell are you?" Auror Jones shouted. "Minister Fudge is livid that you haven't returned and wants to know what is happening with the prisoner."
He looked around for a while, but wasn't able to see anything except that the prisoner was in her cell.
Jones reluctantly walked back to the Minister's office. "Sorry, Minister, it appears that Auror Harris and the others have disappeared."
"What about the Weasley bitch?" asked Fudge angrily.
"She was in her cell reading," replied Jones.
"What do you mean she was in her cell reading? She was supposed to be in the interrogation room!"
"I checked in there, Minister. It hasn't been used since yesterday afternoon."
"Follow me. We will get to the bottom of this," ordered Fudge as he marched out of his office.
The D.A. meeting was in full swing when a loud explosion was heard from outside.
"Everyone, stay calm," ordered Sirius immediately.
A second explosion rocked the outside wall of the room, causing several mirrors to smash.
Harry immediately disappeared to find out what was happening, returning seconds later.
"Umbridge is outside with several Slytherin students and Cho Chang," announced Harry.
"Okay, everyone, we need to get out of here quickly," announced Sirius as the students made their way to their normal exit points.
Blaise slowly opened the door to find a trap had been set on the stairs. He immediately turned round. "We can't get out through here."
They found the same trap near the Ravenclaw door. "Someone must be working with them from Ravenclaw too. We will need to get the students out through the other doors without raising any suspicions."
Before they could finish getting the students out, another explosion broke through the wall of the room, allowing those outside to finally see in.
Umbridge quickly led the group through the opening, only to be greeted by a volley of Stunners that knocked most of them out. The others realized quickly that they were no match for all the students still in the room so they left immediately. Meanwhile Harry had flashed to the Slytherin and Ravenclaw common rooms and removed the traps.
Once all the students had returned to their common rooms, Harry approached those Slytherins who had attacked the room and revived them.
"Yet again you have shown your stupidity in attacking me," announced Harry as they looked up, realizing he was holding their wands. "I have tried to reason with you, given you more than one chance to redeem yourselves; but you have continued to show a lack of intelligence. Now get out of here before I get angry," Harry told them, snapping each of the wands and throwing the remains back to them.
"I will get you for this," screamed Baddock as he rushed out of the room.
As soon as the others had left, Ginny flashed into the room and immediately revived Cho.
"Will you never learn?" Ginny said angrily.
"What are you doing here?" asked Cho in confusion.
"That doesn't matter. Obviously you need to be dealt with and I have the perfect solution."
"You can't do anything to me," replied Cho before reaching for her wand.
"Looking for this?" announced Harry as he twirled it in his fingers.
"Give that back right now," demanded Cho.
"Okay," replied Harry before snapping it and handing it back. "Oops, I seem to have broken it."
Cho launched herself at Harry, attempting to stab him with a knife she had pulled from her sleeve. However she was stopped in midflight by a punch from Ginny that knocked the wind completely out of her. They all heard her arm break as she crashed to the floor screaming in agony.
"You have had your last warning already. This time we will make sure you remember to leave us alone," stated Ginny before vanishing all Cho's clothes except her underwear.
"Ha, I knew they were fake," announced Ginny happily as she spotted the padding in Cho's bra.
Ginny quickly removed the padding, leaving Cho in her natural state before placing a Memory Charm on her and sending her to the Great Hall where all the other students were eating dinner.
Cho ran from the Great Hall in tears, but not before everyone had seen her and realized just how small she really was. She knew that she would never live the humiliation down after that.
Once Ginny had dealt with Cho, Harry placed Umbridge in an enhanced sleep that would guarantee that she didn't wake up until the next morning. Then he asked Dobby to take her back to her quarters and leave her there.
"Oh and, Dobby, don't forget what Umbridge did to Lissy," Harry said with a smirk.
Dobby suddenly realized what Harry was implying and snapped his fingers, causing Umbridge to float in the air. Dobby slowly walked down the corridor with Umbridge hitting every object along the way.
"Oops, that is going to hurt," said Sirius as he watched Umbridge smack into several suits of armor.
"Couldn't have happened to a nicer person," replied Harry before flashing with Ginny to her holding cell.
Ginny quickly picked up her book and sat on the bed as they sensed someone approaching. Harry moved into the shadows with his Invisibility Cloak fully covering him and watched carefully.
When they arrived at the door leading to the holding cells, Fudge turned to Auror Jones. "Wait here and do not allow anyone to enter until I return."
Fudge then stormed off towards Ginny's cell.
"What have you done with Rodolphus and Rabastan?" asked Fudge as he attempted to open the cell door only to find it sealed shut.
"What are you talking about, Minister? I have been in my cell since Auror Bartholomew returned me yesterday," replied Ginny calmly.
"Liar, I know Auror Harris took you to the interrogation room earlier. You won't get away with this any longer," sneered Fudge as he blasted open the cell door.
"I don't know how you managed to escape from Rodolphus and Rabastan, but you won't escape from me," sneered Fudge as he threw a Full Body-Bind curse at Ginny.
It took all of Harry's strength to remain still as he watched Fudge approach Ginny.
"Not so clever now, are you?" mocked Fudge as he walked towards her.
Ginny refused to answer. She sat perfectly still so Fudge wouldn't know that curse had already been lifted.
"Look at me, you dirty slut," said Fudge, slowly raising his voice as she continued to ignore him.
"How can I when you put a Full Body-Bind on me?" asked Ginny.
"Potter isn't here to protect you this time. I will have some fun with you before disposing of you," mocked Fudge as he looked Ginny up and down mentally undressing her. Harry and Ginny both saw the thoughts that crossed Fudge's mind as he did.
'He is starting to scare me,' Ginny told Harry as Fudge leaned closer to her.
'Don't worry, Gin. I will not allow anything to happen, even if I have to confront him now,' Harry told her, trying to calm her down.
"I wonder what Potter will think of you when I have finished with you," stated Fudge as he lunged forward and ripped her top, exposing her chest.
"Hmm, I can see why he likes you. I am going to enjoy hearing you scream when I take you," added Fudge as he lunged at her again.
Before Fudge could reach Ginny however, four Elite Goblin Warriors appeared and one of them blasted Fudge against the wall.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?" shouted Fudge angrily as he threw a Killing Curse at Ginny.
One of the Goblins jumped in front of the curse before it could hit Ginny. The others stunned Fudge before sending a message to Ranok.
As soon as Fudge was knocked out and secured, Harry removed his cloak and took a shaking Ginny into his arms, while pouring all his love and comfort into the bond.
"Mr. Potter, we have the recording that shows Minister Fudge's actions against Mrs. Potter," explained the lead Warrior Joghut.
"Thank you, Joghut. Please make a copy of the recording. I have sent a message to Amelia Bones and she will be down in a few minutes," replied Harry as he repaired Ginny's clothes.
'Thank you,' Ginny said, still shaking slightly.
'I'm sorry you had to go through that,' replied Harry as he held her tightly.
'It could have been worse. At least I knew the Goblins and you were seconds away. There have been many others who have not had that comfort,' Ginny told him.
'Still doesn't mean we have to like it. I just hope that it is enough to force his hand. Otherwise we are going to have to do this differently.'
Before Ginny could respond, Amelia arrived with several Aurors as did Ranok and several more Goblin Warriors.
Two of the warriors performed a ritual on the dead Goblin before he disappeared. All the others in the room observed silently in respect before discussing what had happened.
"Miss Weasley, please can you tell me what happened?" asked Amelia once Kingsley had activated a recording device.
Ginny explained exactly what had happened. At the end of the interview, Joghut provided Kingsley with several recordings that confirmed Ginny's statements on her treatment by the Aurors, Fudge and the Lestrange brothers.
"Thank you, Miss Weasley," Amelia told her once the file had been sealed and removed from the room.
"Please revive our esteemed Minister," spat Amelia.
Once Fudge had been revived, he immediately went on the offensive.
"What is going on? I clearly stated that no one was to come down here until I had finished with the Weasley girl," stated Fudge to the Auror who revived him.
"What's your problem?" asked Fudge when he saw the stricken look on the Auror's face.
"I believe, Minister Fudge, that you need to explain your last statement. You know perfectly well that no prisoner is to be interviewed without having at least two people present," announced Amelia with glee at his own admission.
"That doesn't apply to the Minister," replied Fudge before turning toward her. "What are they doing here?" Fudge added as he pointed to the Goblins in the room.
"Minister Fudge, once again you have attacked a Goblin in the course of performing his duty. We have warned you before. Yet you have refused to acknowledge the request and proceeded to take the life of another Goblin," stated Ranok.
"I don't answer to you, you filthy scum," spat Fudge before turning his back to Ranok. "Now I demand that you leave this building immediately."
"Minister Fudge, Miss Ginevra Molly Weasley is under the protection of the Goblin Nation. The Elite Goblin Warrior guard will not be leaving until such time as that protection is revoked," announced Ranok.
"What are you talking about? She is nothing but a blood traitor. How can she be under the protection of the Goblin Nation?" replied Fudge in confusion.
"We will not reveal why Miss Weasley is under our protection. However you can rest assured that a large Goblin presence will be felt throughout this building as long as Miss Weasley is here," Ranok told him with a toothy smile.
"That is not acceptable," spat Fudge as he started to pace.
"You have no say in the matter," added Ranok before ordering another battalion of Goblin Warriors to deploy to the Ministry.
"Master Ranok, what would it take for you to remove the Goblins from the Ministry?" asked Amelia with a smirk.
"We will only remove our Warriors from the Ministry once Miss Weasley had been put on trial for the crimes she is accused of. Until such time as that happens, the Warriors will not leave their posts. If any others are injured or killed while protecting Miss Weasley, the Ministry will be held responsible."
"Fine, the trial will be held tomorrow morning," stated Fudge before storming off in anger.
'Wow, I never thought he would back down that quickly,' stated Ginny as she watched him retreat.
'Now the fun begins,' stated Harry.
Just before they left, Amelia approached them. "Harry, given the circumstances, I am happy to let Ginny return with you this evening. Make sure she is in the courtroom on time tomorrow so that Fudge cannot try and use that against you."
"Thank you," replied Harry before they both disappeared to Potter Castle to prepare.
Later that evening after Harry and Ginny had spent some time alone to celebrate her freedom, they were both sitting in Harry's office waiting for several other people to arrive.
"Thank you for coming so quickly," Harry said as he offered seats to Bill, Amelia and Albus. Maxim delivered drinks and snacks before disappearing again.
"As you know Fudge has given in and the trial will be tomorrow. The time has come to make our move and I want to make sure everyone is ready and knows what they need to do.
"Bill, we need to make sure that all the evidence has been duplicated and is ready to present. Fudge will try anything to get out of this. Due to the changes he has made to the law, it is going to be very hard for us anyway.
"Amelia, because Fudge is prosecuting and Umbridge is bring the charges against Ginny, you will be the most senior member of the Wizengamot and therefore will be presiding over the trial. Once the actual trial starts, I will make my appearance. You will need to react accordingly.
"By the time we have finished, there will be a few less people in the courtroom and hopefully Fudge and Umbridge will have been taken care of. You need to be aware that I will be bringing Goblin Warriors with me to arrest those who need to be dealt with and they will all be transported to Azkaban.
"Albus, unfortunately you cannot be there, due to the outstanding arrest warrant. I believe the best place for you to be is at Hogwarts, just in case something happens. Hopefully we can limit the news that gets out so people won't know, but we can never be certain."
The three of them listened as Harry gave out the rest of the instructions. They all knew their roles and how important it was for this to happen.
"We will be ready," replied Bill as he showed Harry the evidence folders they had compiled.
"Thank you. I know you will. We just cannot afford to mess this up, one misstep and everything could be undone," replied Harry before dismissing them.
Once the meeting finished, they flashed to their room.
'It will all be over soon,' Harry told her as they lay together on the bed.
'I know. It just seems so strange that finally Fudge and the others will be taken care of,' replied Ginny.
'We just have to get through the trial. Then we can relax. It will be Christmas before we know it.'
They both lay in silence until they fell asleep, thinking about what would happen tomorrow.
The next morning, every member of the Wizengamot was waiting patiently for Minister Fudge to arrive. They had been sitting there for over an hour and there was still no sign of the Minister.
Finally an hour and a half after the trial was due to start, Fudge walks in with a large smile.
"Members of the Wizengamot, please accept my apologies for being late this morning. An unfortunate incident occurred this morning requiring my time," announced Fudge.
"Please proceed," announced Amelia as Percy started taking notes.
"Member of the Wizengamot, Miss Ginevra Molly Weasley is charged with attacking Professor Dolores Umbridge while she was performing her duties as a Professor. This attack led to the firing of Albus Dumbledore and unraveled the true nature of what has been going on at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," stated Fudge.
Before Fudge could proceed with his arguments, the room was filled with light and a hooded figure appeared in the middle of the court.
"Madam Bones, please pardon the interruption," stated the figure clearly.
"Who are you?" asked Fudge angrily.
"My identity will be revealed very soon, but first there are some issues that need to be dealt with."
Fudge raised his wand towards the figure. "I AM THE MINISTER OF MAGIC! REVEAL YOURSELF NOW!"
When the figure refused to respond, Fudge threw a Stunner at him only to watch in amazement as it bounced off an invisible shield back towards him. Fudge only just got out of the way of the curse, causing it to impact on the wall behind him.
"Arrest that man," shouted Fudge as he got back to his feet.
Several Aurors approached him before Madam Bones ordered them to step down.
"Minister Fudge, you do not have the authority to arrest this man. He has not committed any crimes and has requested permission to address this court," Amelia stated.
"You clearly saw him attack me," responded Fudge as he marched towards the figure again.
"MINISTER FUDGE, SIT DOWN THIS INSTANT!" shouted Amelia. "You are the one who attacked him. He simply defended himself."
To everyone's amazement, Fudge actually backed down and took his seat in the courtroom as the figure addressed the court.
"Thank you," the figure told the court before producing a large folder full of documents.
"Madam Bones, contained in this folder is evidence that clearly shows that several members of this court have been or still continue to work for the Dark Lord known as Voldemort," the figure stated.
A number of gasps were heard when Voldemort's name was announced. Several other people suddenly looked very concerned at what could be contained in the folder.
"WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS TRIAL!?" shouted Fudge.
"Minister Fudge, this is your final warning," Amelia told him before returning her attention to the figure.
The figure waved his wand and a copy of the documents appeared in front of Amelia.
"Madam Bones, I believe it would be prudent at this point to arrest the people mentioned in this folder before they can attempt to escape."
Amelia looked down at the list and was surprised that she didn't see Fudge or Umbridge on the list. She knew Harry must have something else planned for them, so made it look as though she was examining the evidence before responding.
"We don't have enough Aurors present to arrest the people listed in this document," responded Amelia several minutes later.
"I have already taken care of that," replied the figure calmly.
"Then you have my permission to proceed."
Seconds later, twenty heavily armed Goblins appeared around the chamber and immediately arrested ten of the members.
"I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS FARCE!" shouted Fudge as he watched his colleagues get arrested by Goblin warriors. Before anyone realized what was happening, Fudge launched a Killing Curse towards the figure.
He smiled, knowing that nothing could stop the curse as it sailed towards the figure standing in the courtroom. However, that smile slid off his face as he watched the curse crash into another invisible shield and disappear completely.
'This is working out better than we hoped. I cannot believe he was stupid enough to use an Unforgivable in front of the whole Wizengamot,' Ginny said happily.
'He is still untouchable at the moment, but it will show just how complacent the Wizengamot has become and make fixing it much easier,' replied Harry.
"Auror, please place Minister Fudge under arrest for attempted murder," stated Amelia Bones as everyone was still reeling from the attack.
"You cannot arrest me," stated Fudge smugly. "You really should read the laws you approve before signing them."
"What are you talking about? You clearly used an Unforgivable in the presence of over two hundred witnesses," replied Amelia, knowing full well what law he was referring too.
"The Wizengamot approved law 1990-12-1800 that clearly stated the Minister of Magic is allowed to use the Unforgivable Curses at his discretion," replied Fudge smugly.
A number of members of the court shouted out in protest, but were quickly silenced when Amelia agreed to what Fudge had stated.
"Now I believe we have wasted enough time here today," stated Fudge as he tried to restart the proceedings against Ginny.
"Actually, Minister Fudge, I haven't finished yet," stated the figure as he produced another folder, which also appeared in front of Amelia.
"Madam Bones, the file I now bring before you relates to charges against Undersecretary Dolores Jane Umbridge," stated the figure before dodging a curse from said person.
"Madam Umbridge, you are under arrest for using an Unforgivable Curse in addition to the list of charges presented in this folder," announced Amelia before another two Goblin warriors appeared.
"Madam Bones, you cannot arrest Madam Umbridge. She is protected by the same law 1990-12-1800 subsection 12 by order of the Minister of Magic," announced Fudge with a great deal of happiness.
Yet again several people protested only to be silenced by a glum looking Amelia Bones.
"NOW CAN WE GET ON WITH THIS TRIAL?" shouted Fudge.
"Not just yet, Minister. I have one last file that needs to be dealt with," replied the figure before once again producing a file, this one much larger then the previous ones.
"This, Madam Bones, covers the crimes committed by one Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic," announced the figure to the gasps of those around the room.
"You fool, you cannot charge me," stated Fudge triumphantly.
"Actually, Minister Fudge, you are wrong," replied the figure calmly.
"Law 1991-06-716 clearly states that the Minister cannot be prosecuted while in office and Law 1991-09-1122 clearly states that the Minister cannot be fired from office," replied Fudge with a haunting laugh.
"Yes, I am well aware of the corruption of the laws that you created, Minister. However the ancient law of Merlin supersedes these laws. I, Heir of Merlin, do hereby call for a vote of no confidence in Minister Fudge's rule," announced the figure.
"YOU'RE A FRAUD! THERE IS NO HEIR OF MERLIN!" shouted Fudge just as predicted.
"Are you challenging my claim?" asked the figure.
"Yes," replied Fudge instantly, "I, Cornelius Oswald Fudge, Head of the Fudge Family, Minister of Magic, do hereby challenge your claim to be Heir of Merlin."
"I, Lord Harry James Potter, Heir of Gryffindor, Prince of the Phoenix Realm, and Heir of Merlin, do accept your challenge," replied Harry as he pulled off his cloak.
The courtroom was completely silent as everyone came to terms with what had just happened.
Fudge, believing he could get one up on the brat, added "As defined by the ancient laws, I do hereby declare this to be an immediate family duel and name Dolores Jane Umbridge-Fudge as my second."
The court room was completely silent as everyone suddenly realized what Fudge had just told them.
"Minister Fudge, are you telling us that you are illegally married to two people?" asked Amelia.
"It is not illegal. As I stated before, you really should read the laws that you agreed to," stated Fudge smugly.
'Well this is an interesting twist,' Harry told Ginny as they watched Fudge closely.
'Wow, he must be desperate to be married to that,' replied Ginny, who was suddenly feeling sick.
'Well it definitely brings a new meaning to the title Undersecretary,' added Harry, much to Ginny's disgust.
'Thanks,' stated Ginny as a mental image of Fudge and Umbridge together flashed across her mind that she really didn't want to ever think about again.
Meanwhile Amelia was reviewing the law in question and reluctantly agreed that there was nothing illegal about the second marriage.
"Mr. Potter, as you know you must respond to the terms of the challenge," announced Amelia with a small smile, knowing perfectly well that Fudge had made things much easier for them all.
"I accept your conditions and name Lady Ginevra Molly Potter, Heiress of Gryffindor, Princess of the Phoenix Realm, and Heiress of Merlin as my second," replied Harry immediately, causing even more gasps which only intensified as a bright flash filled the room. A Goblin dressed in full battle armor appeared, surrounded by four extremely menacing looking Goblin warriors.
"You're lying!" shouted Fudge. "Miss Weasley is too young to be married."
"Correct, she is too young to be married…"
"See, I told you he was a liar. This duel is null and void and by the ancient laws I am the victor," interrupted Fudge.
"Before I was rudely interrupted, I was about to say that we are too young to be married according to Ministry laws. However, we are married by 'Animus vinculum una forever' and therefore are legally married. I call on Ranok, Leader of the Goblin Nation to perform the verification spells to prove our claim," stated Harry as Ranok stepped forward.
Ranok immediately explained the process to the Wizengamot and performed the spells to reveal the Soul Bond between Harry and Ginny confirming them to be married.
"Madam Bones, I request that Ranok and you referee this duel," stated Harry as he transformed the courtroom into a dueling arena before their very eyes.
"I accept," replied Amelia as did Ranok.
"They are too young," shouted Fudge desperately.
"Minister Fudge, both Mr. and Mrs. Potter are seen as adults in the Wizarding World and therefore the duel is valid," replied Amelia.
"I, Madam Amelia Bones, do hereby declare the duel between Lord Harry James Potter and Cornelius Oswald Fudge to have begun," she announced loudly before a magical barrier appeared around the arena with the six of them inside.
Fudge immediately launched a Killing Curse at Harry, hoping that it would catch him off guard. He knew immediately it was a foolish idea as a shield appeared in front of the curse and when it cleared, several powerful curses were flying toward him.
"What makes you think that would have worked this time?" mocked Harry as Fudge dived out of the way of the curses. Unfortunately, for him, Umbridge was not so fast and was knocked out by the Stunner.
"You can't do that," shouted Fudge.
"Minister Fudge, the curse was directed at you. Mr. Potter is not at fault. The duel will continue," announced Amelia immediately.
Fudge threw several more curses at Harry. Each of which hit his shield and disappeared, Fudge failing to notice the shield getting brighter.
"You would think that the Minister of Magic would be able to actually duel," stated Harry loudly to Ginny, who was standing next to him enjoying the show.
"I guess that's what happens when the Minister works for a half-blood Dark Lord," replied Ginny loudly.
Fudge quickly revived Umbridge. They both attacked with powerful Killing Curses, again watching the spells disappear as they hit the shield.
Amelia was about to interrupt when a signal from Harry stopped her, so she allowed the fight to continue.
"And now we have his Death Eater second wife joining the battle. It's not surprising that Voldemort keeps losing his battles if this is the best he can do for followers," stated Ginny with a laugh.
"He is probably desperate to get rid of them," replied Harry as he watched more curses crash into the shield. "Oh, I forgot he can't do anything at the moment. He still hasn't woken up from the last battle. And it does actually explain a lot that he couldn't beat a one year old, so how could his followers beat anyone?"
Several members of the court laughed at Harry's comment. One however didn't take kindly to the mocking and launched a Killing Curse towards the arena. Seconds later, the curse disappeared and two Goblin Warriors had the man in custody, having revealed his Dark Mark.
"This is boring. I think we should just finish it now and go home for supper," announced Harry as he yawned.
Harry flicked his wand towards Fudge and Umbridge, causing the sleeves of their robes to disappear. He could clearly see glamour charms covering the Dark Mark on their arms, so caused them to disappear also.
Many around the courtroom gasped as they realized that the two most senior members of the Government were working for the Dark Lord. Several people tried to launch curses at the Minister, but none of them could get through the protections around the dueling arena.
Fudge and Umbridge knew that even if they won this duel, no one would ever trust them again. In their anger, they rushed towards Harry's shield and cast two more very powerful Killing Curses. Neither of them realized that the shield had changed color. Before they could react, the curses bounced back towards them killing them instantly.
The shield around the duel arena disappeared once the duel was over and everyone sat in complete astonishment at what they had witnessed. Two Aurors immediately removed the bodies of Fudge and Umbridge from the arena.
"Madam Bones, during the duel someone attempted to attack me. I demand immediately that every member of the court be checked for the presence of the Dark Mark," stated Harry as he watched the guards remove the person.
"I agree. All members will exit the court through this door and will be examined. If anyone refuses, they will be arrested and questioned using Veritaserum," announced Amelia.
The members all filed out as ordered and one other person was found to be carrying the mark. They were immediately arrested and escorted to Azkaban with the other prisoners.
A/N: Animus vinculum una forever = Souls bonded together forever
The reason the Elite guards didn't do anything to stop Cho from kissing Harry was because he wasn't in immediate danger.